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Indonesia distributes 5,000 food aid packages in South Sulawesi
Indonesia’s Social Affairs Ministry distributed 5,000 food packages to low-income families in South Sulawesi.
The aid went to recipients in Makassar, Maros and Gowa, including families in social assistance programs and parents of Sekolah Rakyat students.
The distribution marked Youth Pledge Day and one year of Sekolah Rakyat, a government school program.
One ministry directorate delivered 2,000 packages in Makassar, while another distributed 3,000 across the three areas.
The packages contained basic foods, including rice, cooking oil and sugar, with some also including canned fish or milk.
The aid targeted families among the lowest-income groups, including households ranked in the bottom four tenths of a national social and economic database.
The ministry did not say whether further distributions are planned.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs distributed 5,000 food aid packages to low-income families in South Sulawesi.
The distribution was linked to Youth Pledge Day and the first anniversary of Sekolah Rakyat.
Packages went to recipients in Makassar, Maros and Gowa through two ministry directorates.
The packages included staple foods, with contents varying between the two distribution programs.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs distributed the packages to beneficiary families, including recipients of social assistance and parents of Sekolah Rakyat students.
- What
- It distributed 5,000 food aid packages.
- When
- The distribution was reported on October 29, 2026.
- Where
- Makassar, Maros and Gowa in South Sulawesi.
- Why
- The distribution was linked to Youth Pledge Day and the first anniversary of Sekolah Rakyat.
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- Total packages
- 5,000
- Distribution locations
- Makassar, Maros and Gowa, South Sulawesi
- Makassar allocation
- 2,000 packages through the Non-Disaster Social Protection Directorate
- Three-district allocation
- 3,000 packages worth Rp600 million
- Package value
- Rp200,000 for each package in the 2,000-package allocation
What people are saying
At the direction of Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, we are distributing food aid packages to beneficiary families and parents of Sekolah Rakyat students. This assistance is also part of the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day and the first anniversary of Sekolah Rakyat.
Thank you to President Prabowo Subianto for the PKH and food aid for our family. May God give you strength and health in bringing prosperity to all the people of Indonesia.